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@DrewNaylor DrewNaylor released this 19 Aug 01:48
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After roughly three (3) months of work on this project so far, HideSettingsPages is now ready for its first pre-release at Version 0.3 Beta! Make sure to read the Readme included with HideSettingsPages or on the Wiki as it has important info. Also refer to the System Requirements.

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HideSettingsPages -- Version 0.3 Beta -- 8/18/2016 (US date layout).

MD5 checksum of "HideSettingsPages.exe" after extraction: 6E90FC3013CCF7D16D2BDE954F232CAC
MD5 checksum of "hsp_registry-helper.exe" after extraction: 8952A9902321FC14A20793E0B70AF76E
MD5 checksum of "EmergencyUndoAllChanges.reg" after extraction: 743D453E4BB9D2FCB39E746C72D3EF1C

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Instead of a standard changelog, I'm going to list some features of HideSettingsPages and HideSettingsPages Registry Helper (sometimes refered to as "hsp_registry-helper".)

The Registry key value this app writes to is "SettingsPageVisibility" located at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer". Anything in this app that requires writing to this key value will ask for administrative permissions.

HideSettingsPages Version 0.3 Beta features:

  • HideSettingsPages:

    • You can choose whether the resulting Registry key value will hide pages or only show certain pages.
    • You can select from a list of pages to hide or show only.
    • You can preview the Registry key value while selecting pages from the list or choosing whether to hide or show only.
    • The Registry key value preview can be opened in a larger window to make it easier to read with the "View larger..." link label.
    • Unselecting all the pages in the list will cause no pages to be listed in the preview box.
    • The current data in the key value in the Registry can be viewed by clicking "File>Verify current key value..." or by pressing "Ctrl+E".
    • The startup warning message and the restore point reminder message can be disabled by unchecking their items in the "Options" menu.
    • Before applying the key value, a messagebox will show the user their current selections and allow them to cancel.
    • All modifications to the Registry key value the Windows 10 Settings app uses to hide or show pages can be removed by clicking the "Undo all changes" button.
    • App can be quickly exited by clicking "File>Exit" or by clicking the "Exit" button at the bottom of the main window.
    • You can go to the latest stable release page by clicking "Check for updates" on the About window.
    • HiDPI screens are supported. This has been tested on the Surface Pro 4.
    • 256x256 color icon.
    • Runs on Windows 7 SP1 even though it's intended to be used on Windows 10 Creators Update or newer.

  • hsp_registry-helper:

    • HiDPI screens are supported for the messageboxes so they aren't blurry.
    • hsp_registry-helper.exe can be used standalone with just command-line args/switches and administrative permissions for some args. Please refer to the help text that hsp_registry-helper displays when no args are used for more information on what's available.
    • Tells the user when the Registry key value has been applied or removed, if there is no key value to remove or if it doesn't exist, and if it couldn't apply or remove the key value due to not having administrative permissions.
    • Is only 19.5 KB.
    • Is at version 0.2 currently. Version numbers used for HideSettingsPages releases are based off the version number of "HideSettingsPages.exe" instead of "hsp_registry-helper.exe".

  • Other:

    • If for some reason HideSettingsPages cannot be launched and running "hsp_registry-helper.exe /undo" as administrator doesn't work and you want to undo the modifications to the Registry key value this app sets, you can open "EmergencyUndoAllChanges.reg" in an administrative command prompt (cmd.exe).
    • Both projects are licensed under the Gnu GPL v3+.
    • Although it's possible to set the key value this app sets with either Group Policy Editor or the Registry Editor, I decided to make an app to make this easier for people. Refer to "Help>Acknowledgements" in HideSettingsPages for more info.
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